Socio-economic statistics for Thames, Berkshire

If you are thinking of moving to Thames or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Thames to figures for Berkshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Thames is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Thames Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Thames has 20% more Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Windsor and Maidenhead	England
AB	39.16%	22.96%
C1	32.20%	30.92%
C2	15.45%	20.64%
DE	13.19%	25.49%

Thames Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Thames has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Thames is a relatively affluent area.

Tenure	Windsor and Maidenhead	England
Owned	32.6%	30.6%
Mortgage	35.4%	32.8%
Shared	0.6%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	1.2%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	12.1%	8.3%
Private Rented	13.9%	15.4%
Other	2.3%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.9%	1.3%

Thames Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Thames as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Thames is also older than the average, making Thames a older persons location.

Age	Windsor and Maidenhead	England
Age 0 to 4	6.5%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.9%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	6.1%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	4%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	6.7%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.1%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	22.1%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6%	6%
Age 65 to 74	8.6%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.6%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.5%	2.3%
Mean Age	39.8	39.3
Median Age	40	39

Thames Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Thames come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Thames than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Windsor and Maidenhead	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.7%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.3%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	6.8%	13.5%

Thames Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Thames and are from the UK Census of 2011. Thames has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Thames also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Thames are better educated than the average England citizen.

Qualification	Windsor and Maidenhead	England
No Qualifications	15.6%	22.5%
Level 1	11.6%	13.3%
Level 2	14.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3%	3.6%
Level 3	11.2%	12.4%
Level 4	38.4%	27.4%
Other	5.8%	5.7%

Thames Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Thames are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Thames has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.

Country	Windsor and Maidenhead	England
United Kingdom	82.6%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	1.1%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	4.9%	3.7%
Outside the EU	11.4%	9.4%

Thames General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Thames. The percentage of residents in Thames rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Thames rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Thames is generally better than in the average person in England.

Health	Windsor and Maidenhead	England
Very Good	54.51%	47.17%
Good	32.22%	34.22%
Fair	9.85%	13.12%
Bad	2.68%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.75%	1.25%

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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